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Word: strokes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After moving out quickly to a length-and-a-half lead with a 36 stroke-per-minute cadence, the crew settled at 34, then finished with a burst to seal the two-and-a-quarter-length win and the record...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Crimson Heavies Crush Princeton, MIT | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...other heavyweight action on the Charles, the undefeated freshmen and junior varsity boats both triumphed. Ted Washburn's frosh, led by stroke Paul Jeffrey, breezed to a 7.6-sec. win over Princeton and MIT; and the J.V. nipped the Tigers by a second-and-a-half...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Crimson Heavies Crush Princeton, MIT | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...Cliffe boat jumped the starting line unnoticed at a terrifying 45 stroke-per-minute cadence and settled to a 38 at about the 250-meter mark, two seats ahead of Yale...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

Though LaFollette said she wanted her boat to settle a second time into its usual 35-36 cadence, the heavies never could gain the relaxed stroke; and from the 1000-meter point, the bruising race was more blue than black as the Yale women, known for their last-minute sprints, rowed in with the victory...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...didn't have the time after each stroke to psyche ourselves up for the next one," six seat Tory Laughlin said yesterday. "We were not together, but I know we can beat those two boats [Yale and Dartmouth]," Laughlin added...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Yale Oarswomen Dump 'Cliffe Heavies | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

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